Marsha Trainer

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Last night, City Pages' first ever Cocktailian event took over the Varsity Theater, proving that local fervor for craft cocktails isn't going anywhere. All of the excitement led us to reflect on 2014's big cocktail trends as we sipped our Whiskey ...

If you're an Eastsider, you already know that Payne-Phalen is a happening place. But the rest of us often need to be reminded of the serious hospitality going on in the northeast corner of St. Paul. To that end, the Hot Dish checked out Ward 6, to...

Saffron's bar is romantically lit, filled with deep saturated hues and best of all a place to cozy up and get a fine cocktail. The person newly in charge of making sure that the mood and the drinks stay top-notch is Nikola Govich, an alum of Brads...

Not only has the Lowry barkeep Shaggy created a special quaff called the Thunder Beard to mark the No Shave November/Movember festivities, but we're told that many staff members got a close shave before embarking on a month free of hair removal. Y...

Crossing over from Minneapolis into Richfield used to mean that your eating and grocery choices dipped severely in quality in a matter of blocks. Not so anymore. The Lyndale corridor just south of the city is changing the first-ring suburb's food ...

Tiny Diner is all about doing and feeling good, what with its glistening blue solar array, locavore ethos, and tasty food and drink offerings. The place has woken up a stretch of 38th Street in the Powderhorn neighborhood whose previous claim to f...